maya47000: Moon over nubble by Benjamin Williamson. //Beautiful, I have been at this light house many times & the moon just adds to it's beauty EL//

As one of the premier photographic destination in New England, and even the world, Nubble Lighthouse is a tough place to get an 'original' image. Last year, Michael Blanchette captured a stunning view of this lighthouse during a full moon that left us awestruck. Some could be discouraged following in the footsteps of brilliance, but I was personally inspired. It made me want to get down here and make a powerful moon image myself. The opportunity presented itself yesterday evening, with a full moon and predictions of clear skies. Since I've had use of a 400mm lens, it's been fun to getting the moon to appear larger by compressing scenes that are far away. Using the photographer's ephemeris, I saw that the moon would rise over Nubble from about 10 degrees southwest on Long Sands Beach. My photography buddy Adam Woodworth joined me, and we climbed through waist-high snow drifts to get into position. This wasn't the image I had in mind. A bank of clouds obscured the horizon and blocked what I was hoping would be a moonrise directly behind the lighthouse itself, creating an extremely dramatic silhouette. What we got instead was perhaps even more beautiful, and definitely more believable. The moon broke through the clouds just above Cape Neddick, right where the ephemeris said it would, and Adam and I went to town trying to keep up with it's rapid movement across the sky. We would stop, make a few frames, then pick up the camera and jog a few yards to the left every minute or so until we had gone about 30 yards from our original location, all in that waist-deep snow. Haha! What a blast!

A serene Maine lighthouse scene captures the ruggedness of the Maine coats yet, the serenity of a winter's eve . . .

Photo by Benjamin Williamson "As one of the premier photographic destination in New England, and even the world, Nubble Lighthouse is a tough place to get an 'original' image. Last year, Michael Blanchette captured a stunning view of this lighthouse during a full moon that left us awestruck. Some could be discouraged following in the footsteps of brilliance, but I was personally inspired. It made me want to get down here and make a powerful moon image myself."

Amazing #dance #photography

ballet jump

beautiful dancer. so sexy!!

Amazing body! To follow more boards dedicated to dance photography, pas de deux, little ballerinas, quotes, pointe shoes, makeup and ballet feet follow me www.pinterest.com/carjhb. I also direct the Mogale Youth Ballet and if you'd like to be patron of our company and keep art alive in Africa, head over to www.facebook.com/mogaleballet like us and send me a message!

Dancers, Legs, Ballet, Pointe, Arabesque, Barre

arabesque - the girls at our dance academy did a photo like this...the "blooper" shot of their faces were too funny! love ya ladies!

I love ballet and I especially love beautiful feet! This is a favourite ballet shoe pic! Follow me www.pinterest.com/carjhb for more pointe shoe pins, ballet tutus, costumes and bling! Lastly, if you'd like to be a patron of a the ballet and keep this art form alive in Africa, head over to www.facebook.com/mogaleballet like us and send me a message!

.surfing the waves

Color scheme

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Living simply - Who are the most important people in your life? What experiences are most important to you? Looking back at your life, what do you want to see? What do you want others to see? Imagine a perfect day. Describe your surroundings, your feelings, your attitude. What is in common with your current life? What about your current life doesn’t feature at all? If you had a simpler life, what positive things could you move towards? What negative things could you move away from?

dive fly

Let's Look at Our Lives and Take a Leap of Faith -=- Photography by Ilknur Avdan [Source 500px]